DescriptionChurch of Cosmas and Damian, apse mosaic in the Roman Forum.jpg
English: Apse mosaic in the Basilica of Cosmas and Damian. Roman Forum, 6c.
From left to right, the figures are: Pope Felix IV, Cosmas or Damian (they were identical twins), St. Paul, Christ, St. Peter, Damian or Cosmas, and St. Theodore. They are standing on the banks of the River Jordan.
Cosmas, Damian, and Theodore are holding martyr's crowns, and Felix is holding a model of the church.
The sheep, in the band below, represent the 12 disciples.
At the upper left, in front of the palm tree, Christ points to a Black Crowned Crane (balaerica pavonina) that symbolizes his resurrection.
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